So whats the latest with Aros? I think the key to its development is how closely and in what ways it should integrate UAE. UAE is the key. Close integration has to be a must.

afaik, to self compile we need:

1-jobs (manager)
2-signaling

regards,

ps: that is what we need for a port o ksh or abc-shell (needed for build =o) )

ps2: other way around would be tubs, but i would prefer the first approach!

Q: I`ve compiled AROS with gcc4 but found, that compiled AROS-hosted segfaults with -m > 20 and if I compile AROS-native it does not start (black screen)
A: Add -fno-strict-aliasing to scripts/aros-gcc.in
and recompile

(append to a question above)

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No, they are not! fork() is needed in other places aswell, and should be just one of the problems on the way to self-compiling!

I think questions above is really one question:
What is _currently_ needed for Aros to self-compile and what problems still exists ?

Let me add to this:
Where can I find the make executable for aros ?

2Neil: hm, let`s leave it for a while. i think, we can collect all the advices there.

Q: Whats all about fork() on Aros? Is is doable, or is there some workaround atleast?
A: ???

Q: What is needed to allow Aros to self-compile?
A: ??

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Thanks, but the comment I wrote about creating WBStartup was specific to a problem in the nightlies around the time I wrote it. In practice, a segmentation fault can mean almost anything. Running AROS with GDB can help to narrow down the problem.

AROS.org FAQ was updated with q/a`s.
http://www.aros.org/documentation/users/faq.php
More questions please! :)
And made this thread sticky.

Q: What do the Wanderer action Snapshot <all/window> actually do ?
A: ?

Quote:

A: (Longwinded)
Graphics memory in i386 native signifies the lower 16MB of memory in the system. That lower 16MB is the area where ISA cards can do DMA. Allocating memory with MEMF_DMA or MEMF_CHIP will end up there, the rest in fast memory.

It has no relation to the amount of memory on your graphics card.

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nofdc - Disables the floppy driver completely.
noclick - Disabled the floppy disk change detection
ATA=32bit - Enables 32-bit I/O in the hdd driver (safe)
forcedma - Forces DMA to be active in the hdd driver (should be safe, but might not be)
gfx=<hidd name> - Use the named hidd as the gfx driver
lib=<name> - Load and init the named library/hidd

There might be more, but those are the ones I remember right now. Think I covered most of them though. Also note that they are case sensitive.